Redbox has renewed a packaged-media distribution agreement through Dec. 31, 2015, with Universal Studios Home Entertainment, according to a regulatory filing from the kiosk’s corporate parent Outerwall. The previous deal was set to expire this December.

Netflix reportedly has generated more than 100,000 subscribers since launching service in France on Sept. 15, according to 'Le Figaro.' The SVOD pioneer also signed a direct access deal with Orange, the French telecom whose CEO infamously declared the broadband provider would not offer Netflix directly to its subscribers at launch. Orange has about 5.8 million pay-TV subscribers.

At the PEVE Entertainment Business conference Sept. 30 in London, Adrian Letts, managing director of Blinkbox, announced the platform would “imminently” bow a digital content locker with UltraViolet functionality. At the same time, the retail chain's new CEO reportedly is looking to sell or shutter the service.